Lamp bracket or holder



l (No Model.)

G. A. COLTON.

LAMP BRACKET 0R HULDBR.

Patented Nov. 23, 1897.

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UJIIHIHI'I ill' i '.ilNrrnn STATES PATENT Ormes.

GEORG A. OOLTON, OF WILMETTE, ILLINOIS.

LAMP BRACKET OR IHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,985, dated November23, 1897.

, Application filed November 24,1896. Serial No. 613,280. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. OOLTON., a citizen of the-United States,residing at Wilmette, in the county of Oook, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp Brackets orHolders, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in lampbrackets or holders; and it has for its object, among others, to providea simple and cheap bracket or holder designed, primarily, for use inclosets or where there are shelves one above the other and designed tobe secured to the under side of the shelf and when not in position foruse to be locked under the shelf out of the way and adapted to be drawnforward, so as to support a lamp in a plane beyond the shelves, so thatall liabilityof smoking or burning` of the neXt adjacent upper shelfv isavoided. The bracket or supportis so oonstructed that when in itsdistended position it is automatically locked and` cannot be moved .toeither side without being rst drawn out, so that liability of pushingthe same by contact therewith is avoided and all danger of upsetting thelamp is obviated.

The bracket may be of any desired size and as ornamental as may berequired.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear inthe following description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing theapplication of the invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged bottom 'plan withthe supporting portion extended. Fig. 3 is a detail in 'top plan. Fig.4L is a detail of the parts seen in Fig. 3 separated'and with one partreversed, showing the adjacent faces of the two parts; and Fig. 5 is anenlarged central section through the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates thesupporting port-ion of the bracket, which may be cast in open-workdesign, as seen in Fig. 2, or in any other form, and having theextension A', which is provided ywith a concavity or chamber a', fromdiametrically opposite sides of which project the lugs B, and betweenthe lugs and parallel therewith is the elongated slot or opening O,while at the other end of the portion A', in line with said slot, is thelug or projection extending beyond the periphery of the part A', as seenbest in Fig. 4.

E is the other part of the bracket or holder. It is provided upon itsupper face with the concavity or depression e and with the boss F,concentric with the same, and this boss is formed upon one side with theflange or projection f, which serves to hold the spring, hereinafterdescribed, against displacement. This part E has an extension E', havingan opening e for the passage of the screw or other device by'which it isheld in position on thel under side of the shelf or other support G, andthis extension is formed upon its upper face with the notch I-I, intowhich is designed to beengaged the lug orprojection D on the part A' ofthe supporting portion of the bracket, as indicated,l in Fig.-3.

Iis a spring, one end of which is held beneath one of the lugs B, asseen at z', the spring being thence bent around in the concavity a' ofthe part A' and passed through beneath the other lug B and its free endheld beneath the same lug as the end t', all as clearly shown in Fig. 4,the spring being formed in this cross portion where it traverses theslot O with the bend I', as also clearly shown in Fig. 4E.

In practice the parts are assembled as seen in Figs. 2, 8, and 5, thepart A' being placed upon the part E and the boss F engaging in the bendI' of the spring and entering the slot O of the part A', the spring atthe bend being held against displacementV by its engagement with theflange ,or projection f about said boss. The tendency of the spring istonormally hold the part A A' inward, so that the lug D is engaged in thenotch I-I of the part E'. The device is' secured tothe under side of theshelf by suitable means,

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as a screw J, passed-through the opening e', and a screwl, passedthrough the boss F into the shelf, as indicated clearly in Fig. `5.Normally the supporting portion A is turned around, so as to be beneaththe shelf, as indicated at the left of Fig. 1 and by dotted lines inFig. 2, which represents a bottom as soon as it assumes such positionthe lugl or projection D comes opposite the notch H,

when the spring forces the same inward into theposition indicated inFig. 3, when the said lug will be confined between the walls of thenotch and movement of the supporting portion prevented, and when in thisposition the lamp may be placed thereon, as indicated in Fig. l, and beout of the plane of the other shelves, so that all liability of smokingor burning the upper shelf or shelves is obviated. The supportingportion cannot be turned from this position, that in which it isindicated in full lines in Fig. 2, without first drawing it out andcompressing the spring and removing the lug D from its engagement in thenotch, when the supporting portion can be readily turned either to theright or left and there remain under the shelf until it is again desiredto use it.

The openings shown in the portions A and E are for conveniencein castingand for purpose of lightening the parts and also permitting inspectionof the spring,and are not absolutely necessary, with the exception oftheslot C, which, it will be understood, is a `necessary feature of theconstruction.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. The combination with the fixed portion provided with a notch and aboss and adapted to be secured to a support, of the supporting portionlying between said fixed portion and the supportand slidingly connectedwith said fixed `portion so as to have lateral and rotary movement inrelation to said boss, `a lug carried by said supporting portion toengage said notch, and a spring connected with the supporting portion toproduce a lateral movement of the former,substantially as described. 2.The combination with the fixed portion4 having a notch and a boss, ofthe supporting portion having a slot to receive said boss and alug toenter said notch, and a spring secured to the supporting portionandhaving an arm traversing said slotin contact withthe boss.,substantially as described.

3. The combination with the fixed portion having a notch and a boss, ofthe supporting portion having a slot to receive said boss, and a springsecured to the supporting portion and having an arm traversing said slotin contact with the boss, said boss being formed with the projectingflange; substantially as described.

4. The combination with the fixed part having a boss and notch, of thesupporting portion having a lug to engage said notch, and a slot toreceive said boss and lugs, and a spring held by said lugs and having aportion traversing the slot and bent to receive the boss; substantiallyas described.

5. The combination with the fixed parthaving a boss and notch, of thesupporting portion having a lug to engage said notch, and a slot toreceive said boss and lugs, and a spring held by said lugs and having aportion traversing the slot and bent to receive the boss, said bosshaving a lateral iiange to engage and prevent displacement of theportion of the spring which traverses the slot; substantially asdescribed.

6. The combination with the fixed part having a notch and boss, and adepressed `portion, of the supporting portion having a concavity, anelongated slot, a lug in line therewith projecting beyond the periphery,and a `spring conned within the chamber formed by the adjacentconcavitics of the two parts,

`and having a portion traversing the slot and engaging the boss;substantially as described.

7. The combination with the fixed part having a notch and boss and adepressed portion, of the supporting portion having a cavity, anelongated slot, a lug in line therewith projecting beyond the periphery,and a spring conned within the chamber formed by the adjacentconcavities of the two parts, and having a portion traversing the slotand engaging the boss, said boss being formed with a lateral ange toengage and prevent displacement of the spring; substantially asdcscribed.

l8. The combination with a support, as a shelf, of alamp-supportin gbracket supported upon the under side thereof, and having a portionmounted for movement about a fixed pivot, and also constructed andarranged to slidein and out and to be automatically locked in itsdistended position; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in .presence of two witnesses.

l GEORGE A. COLTON. Vitnesses:

C. II. DRURY, H. M. ICoL'roN.

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